Washington County, OR Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- RV residential-street limit
- 4 days (96 hrs) per 28-day period
- Commercial vehicles
- banned outright on residential streets
- First-offense fine
- up to $250
- Repeat offense (within 1 yr)
- up to $500
- Each violating day
- separate citation
- Geographic reach
- Enhanced Sheriff's Patrol District only
- Enforcing agency
- Washington County Sheriff's Office
Summary
Within the Enhanced Sheriff's Patrol District, the unincorporated pockets of Washington County outside Hillsboro, Beaverton, Tigard and the county's other cities, an RV can't sit on a residential street more than four days (96 hours) in any 28-day period, and commercial vehicles as defined by ORS 801.208 are barred from residential streets outright, no time limit needed.
E.No person shall park a recreational vehicle on a residential street within the Enhanced Sheriff's Patrol District for a period in excess of four days (96 consecutive hours) in any 28-day period.F.No person shall park a commercial vehicle, as that term is defined in ORS 801.208, on a residential street within the Enhanced Sheriff's Patrol District.G.In lieu of or in addition to towing the vehicle under subsection E of this section, a violation of this section may be punished by a citation with a fine of up to $250.H.Notwithstanding subsection H of this section, any person who has been convicted of a prior violation of this section within the past year shall be subject to a maximum fine of up to $500.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Community Development Code: Supplement 2 | Code of Ordinances: Supplement 25).
Full Breakdown
ESPD Ordinance No. 5. Subsection E gives recreational vehicles a hard cap: no more than four consecutive days, defined as 96 hours, parked on a residential street within any 28-day period, and the clock doesn't reset just by moving the RV less than two miles. 208, on a residential street inside the ESPD at all, regardless of duration. 7 or ORS Chapter 819, and the registered owner is presumed responsible unless a deputy personally witnessed someone else parking it. 5(G)-(H) sets the citation fines separately from towing: up to $250 for a first violation, rising to a maximum $500 for anyone convicted of the same violation again within the prior year.
Each day the vehicle stays parked in violation is charged as a new, separate offense, so an ignored RV or box truck can rack up daily citations on top of the tow. The ESPD is a special taxing district layered over specific unincorporated neighborhoods policed by the Washington County Sheriff's Office; it does not extend into any incorporated city, so a reader in Hillsboro, Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood, Forest Grove, Cornelius, King City, North Plains, Banks, Gaston or the Portland sliver should check that city's own code instead.
Violations & Fines
A first citation under Section 2.5 tops out at a $250 fine; a repeat conviction for the same violation within the past year jumps to a maximum $500. Each day the vehicle remains parked in violation is a separate offense, so fines stack daily. Vehicles can also be tagged and towed under Section 2.7 and ORS Chapter 819, with lien, notice and hearing rights preserved under Section 2.8.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does this rule apply if I live in Hillsboro or Beaverton?
Sources & Official References
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